Ottawa mother joins MP to fight for fair treatment of military parents with multiple kids OTTAWA, ON – Today Member of Parliament for Carleton and Opposition Treasury Board Critic, Pierre Poilievre, called on the government to update child care reimbursement policies to better accommodate single parents with multiple children. He was joined by Captain Kellie Brennan, a soldier of …
Continue readingOTTAWA, ON – Today Pierre Poilievre, Carleton Member of Parliament and Opposition Critic for the National Capital Commission, called on NCC Minister Melanie Joly to allow the release of the scoring used to determine the preferred bidder for the LeBreton Flats project. “Today I am calling on Minister Joly to allow the public release of the evaluation scores that …
Continue readingWatch the video of this speech here Mr. Speaker, we are told all the time that an activist government is like a gigantic fairness machine, transferring money from the wealthy to the needy. Why, then, does this machine seem so often to send money in the opposite direction? The Bombardier bailout is a case study. The Liberal government has now …
Continue readingFormer NCC Minister says development another reason to maintain four lanes on Sir John A Macdonald Parkway OTTAWA, ON – Today, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Carleton and Official Opposition Critic for the National Capital Commission (NCC), released the following statement: “First, I congratulate the RendezVous LeBreton Group for a successful submission and applaud the Devcore Canderel …
Continue readingWatch the video of this statement here Madam Speaker, this place is always changing. People come and go, dramas flare up and flame out, and stars are born and then fallen with the speed of light. Over 12 years, five elections, seven offices, and three prime ministers, the one constant for me through it all has been my correspondence director …
Continue readingOTTAWA, ON – Today The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Carleton, continued to press the Liberal government for an answer on the status of the small business tax cut. “In 2015, the Conservative government tabled a small business tax cut which would have reduced the small business tax rate to 9% by 2019,” Poilievre said. “Unfortunately, the …
Continue readingToday I asked Treasury Board President Scott Brison for the missing budget numbers. Since the Finance Minister won’t release the numbers, Mr. Brison has the mandate and the legal responsibility to do so. (click photo to enlarge)
Continue readingCall comes after new PBO Report shows lack of transparency and billions in missing revenue in recent Liberal budget Ottawa, ON – Today The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament for Carleton and Official Opposition Critic for the Treasury Board, is alarmed at the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s concerns over the Liberal government’s 2016 budget. “I am deeply concerned …
Continue readingPublished in the Financial Post If you are a federal politician looking for an escape hatch from Bombardier’s controversial request for a billion dollar federal bail-out, one of the company’s vice-presidents recently provided it. Rob Dewar said federal help would be “…an extra bonus that would be helpful but is very clearly not required.” No helped needed, so case …
Continue readingIn March 2016, the National Capital Commission (NCC) released a document with a number of plans for a new Sir John A Macdonald Riverfront Linear Park. Unfortunately, one proposal within those plans is the reduction of the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway to just two lanes from its current four. This would significantly impact commuters coming into the downtown Ottawa core from …
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